Let the pup be a pup people think dogs should just go dogs become different animals when they mature every dog is different some are just natural to it others don't come on to they mature bulldogs terriers hounds let them be pups they'll show you when they want to go at that age I'd be letting it run about teaching it how to jump how to get over stuff through gates more important than lifting a dropper at 8 months keep it on the lead let it watch stuff run away egg it on see if it starts going mad just hold it back keep doing it then give it a dropper when it has the want for it or just bring